Rathfriland Mart, County Down
Cattle sale, Friday 17 May 2024
- Bullocks £2.43/kg* from 10 lots
- Heifers £2.68/kg* from 3 lots
- Cull cows £1.57/kg* from 4 lots
- Weanling heifers £2.22/kg* from 8 lots
- Calves £301/head* mart average
Prices
| Category | Weight or type | Avg per head | Range per head | Head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bullocks | 400 to 500 kgderived from 4 lots | £1,118 | £1,090 to £1,160 | 4 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 6 lots | £1,333 | £1,210 to £1,510 | 6 | |
| Heifers | 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £1,000 | £1,000 to £1,000 | 1 |
| 500 to 600 kgderived from 2 lots | £1,480 | £1,440 to £1,520 | 2 | |
| Cull cows | 500 to 600 kgderived from 3 lots | £945 | £780 to £1,220 | 3 |
| 600 kg and overderived from 1 lot | £860 | £860 to £860 | 1 | |
| All weightsderived from 9 lots | £833 | £735 to £1,040 | 5 | |
| Weanling bulls | All weightsderived from 2 lots | £400 | £370 to £430 | 2 |
| Weanling heifers | Under 300 kgderived from 7 lots | £567 | £500 to £640 | 7 |
| 300 to 400 kgderived from 1 lot | £780 | £780 to £780 | 1 | |
| All weightsderived from 9 lots | £690 | £690 to £690 | 1 | |
| Calves | All weightsderived from 20 lots | £301 | £225 to £430 | 20 |
| A figure marked "derived" was worked out by farmprices.ie from the lots the mart listed, because the report gave no average for that line. Bold figures are the mart's own. | ||||
Sample lots 53 lots, 53 head Show the table
| Category | Head | Breed | Weight kg | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calves | 1 | BB | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £430 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £360 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £340 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £335 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £335 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £325 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £325 | |
| Calves | 1 | SH | £325 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £305 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | HE | £300 | |
| Calves | 1 | BB | £260 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £255 | |
| Calves | 1 | LM | £250 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £240 | |
| Calves | 1 | AA | £230 | |
| Calves | 1 | £230 | ||
| Calves | 1 | HE | £225 | |
| Calves | 1 | £225 | ||
| Weanling bulls | 1 | FR | £430 | |
| Weanling bulls | 1 | LM | £370 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | HE | 346 | £780 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | £690 | |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 241 | £640 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 296 | £600 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 260 | £590 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 274 | £580 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 238 | £540 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | LM | 266 | £520 |
| Weanling heifers | 1 | AA | 228 | £500 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 540 | £1,220 |
| Cull cows | 1 | £1,040 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | £880 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | 704 | £860 | |
| Cull cows | 1 | FR | 598 | £835 |
| Cull cows | 1 | HO | 552 | £780 |
| Cull cows | 1 | £770 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | £740 | ||
| Cull cows | 1 | £735 | ||
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 550 | £1,520 |
| Heifers | 1 | 564 | £1,440 | |
| Heifers | 1 | LM | 366 | £1,000 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 570 | £1,510 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 518 | £1,390 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 526 | £1,340 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | LM | 554 | £1,340 |
| Bullocks | 1 | AA | 558 | £1,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | FR | 580 | £1,210 |
| Bullocks | 1 | 468 | £1,160 | |
| Bullocks | 1 | SI | 454 | £1,120 |
| Bullocks | 1 | SH | 482 | £1,100 |
| Bullocks | 1 | CH | 436 | £1,090 |
The lots the mart chose to print in its report, usually the better end of the trade. The averages above are the figure to quote.
Source
Read from the mart's own report, a web page at www.farminglife.com. Fetched 2 September 2026.